Major League Baseball considered suspending the Boston Red Sox designated hitter, the newspaper reports, but decided against it after considering all factors — including the blown call that set Big Papi off in the first place.

David Ortiz was ejected on Saturday night. (AP Photo)

The incident occured after Ortiz struck out in the seventh inning and was apparently upset over a strike call earlier in the at-bat on a 3-0 pitch. Ortiz had appeared to step out of the box but had not been granted time on the pitch from Jairo Asencio. Ortiz thought the pitch was a ball and flipped his bat away, thinking he had drawn a walk, but it was called a strike by home plate umpire Tim Timmons. Two pitches later, Ortiz struck out.

An irate Ortiz smashed his bat against the phone in the corner of the dugout. Teammate Dustin Pedroia was shown covering his head with a towel to protect himself as the bat shattered into pieces. He was thrown out of the game.

By Sunday, Ortiz said he was ready to move on and everybody else was having a good laugh over the telephone assault.